It’s been a minute since we’ve gathered ’round the SunBreak table. October’s when the film calendar starts to get serious again; so …
Category: Reviews
Orcas Island Film Festival Journal: Synonyms, Jojo Rabbit, Atlantics, Honey Boy, Les Misérables, Frankie
I spent the weekend on Orcas Island for the sixth-annual Orcas Island Film Festival. Amid following many of the programmer’s extracurricular suggestions …
Joker Isn’t as Wild (or as Important) as It Thinks It Is
Joker (2019 | USA | 122 minutes | Todd Phillips) There’s an alternate universe somewhere, where Martin Scorsese stopped making movies around …
On Screen: Terminator Dark Fate, Synonyms, Holiday Hell, Tura Satana
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019 | USA | 128 minutes | Tim Miller) This weekend brings the improbable release of a second third …
Telluride Journal: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Two Popes
Monday at Telluride has — at least in the past two years — been the sleepiest of the long weekend’s cinematic sprint. …
Telluride Journal: Motherless Brooklyn, A Hidden Life, Pain & Glory, The Climb
By the third day of Telluride, you’re well adjusted to the altitude but already feeling the effects of sleep deprivation. I made …
Telluride Journal: Waves, Family Romance LLC, Varda by Agnès, Marriage Story
Saturday is when Telluride gets really real: wake up early, take a brisk walk to the theater, and get a place in …
Telluride Journal: Ford v Ferrari, Judy, Uncut Gems
This is my third consecutive year making the trip to Telluride, Colorado for the Labor Day weekend film festival (“the Show”) at …
On Screen: End-of-summer Horrors, Midsommar, the Nightingale, Stephen King
Midsommar Director’s Cut: Ari Aster’s psychedelic horror about a relationship disintegrating on an ill-advised vacation among the brightly-lit rituals of a very …
Sword of Trust finds humor in historical conspiracy
In Lynn Shelton’s Sword of Trust, two women (Jillian Bell and Michaela Watkins) arrive at a recently-deceased grandfather’s house in Alabama, expecting …